NUJ chair rejects appointment to APC presidential campaign council for the 2023 elections

04 Jan 2023

Rajab Mohammed, the chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) Yobe State Council, declined to join the APC presidential campaign council. Rajab Mohammed was listed as one of the members of the Media and Publicity Directorate of the Yobe APC Presidential Campaign Council in a copy of a letter obtained by DAILY POST dated […]

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Simon Ekpa shunned and blamed for killings in Southeast Finland by Igbos

04 Jan 2023

Igbos who reside in Finland have disavowed Nnamdi Kanu, the self-described disciple of IPOB, the banned organization. The change came as a result of frequent killings in the area caused by Simon Ekpa’s forced sit-at-home protest against the Federal Government.  Recently, Ekpa, a Nigerian living in Finland, made headlines for ordering a five-day sit-at-home in […]

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Sanwo-Olu authorizes the release of 104 inmates from Lagos prisons in the new year

04 Jan 2023

To celebrate the New Year, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has authorized the release of 104 prisoners from various prisons.  Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), the attorney general and commissioner for justice, released a statement on Friday.  On the advice of the Advisory Council on the Prerogative of Mercy, he claimed Sanwo-Olu signed the release order on […]

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Gov. Emmanuel signs a N700 billion 2023 budget and raises the teacher retirement age

04 Jan 2023

On Friday, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, the governor of Akwa Ibom State, gave his approval to the 2023 appropriation law that had previously been passed by the State House of Assembly. The total cost of the law is N700 billion, of which N344 billion is recurrent spending and N356 billion is capital spending.  This information was […]

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Buhari’s response to Benedict XVI’s passing

04 Jan 2023

President Mohammed Buhari has expressed his condolences on behalf of all Catholics on the passing of former Pope Benedict XVI at the age of 95. This information was provided on Saturday by Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Advisor for Media and Publicity. “On behalf of the Government and people of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, […]

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Gov. Fintiri adopts the N175 billion 2023 budget

31 Dec 2022

The budget for the fiscal year 2023 has been signed into law by Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State.  Following its approval by the Adamawa State House of Assembly earlier in the month, he gave his assent to the N175 billion budget on Friday.  Chief Crowther Seth, the deputy governor, and Pwamakeino Mackondo, the deputy […]

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The Lagos government names the winning bidder for the Fourth Mainland Bridge

31 Dec 2022

For the proposed Fourth Mainland Bridge project, the Lagos State Government has chosen Messrs CCECC-CRCCIG Consortium as their preferred bidder. Through the Office of Public-Private Partnerships, they obtained confirmation of this.  This was stated on Thursday at a briefing in Ikeja by Ope George, the special adviser on PPPs to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu.  George mentioned […]

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Abiodun enacts the N472 billion budget for 2023 in Ogun

31 Dec 2022

The governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, has approved the budget for 2023. Abiodun said he would ensure full implementation of every item on the bill to maintain the momentum of his administration’s Building Our Future Together Agenda when he signed the N472,250,694,447.57b Appropriations Bill on Thursday. “This budget is reflective of what the people […]

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I’m an elephant, can’t be taken by surprise- Atiku

31 Dec 2022

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described himself as an elephant, saying he can not be taken by surprise from the G-5 governors of the PDP. Atiku said that anyone that plans to stop him from achieving his political ambition, should first make himself the president of Nigeria.The […]

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